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. >> reporter: hamid placed the camp in several locations including cashmere and afghanistan before settle on the town of balacot just north of the large pakistani city. >> most places are not going to be in highly populated areas, they're going to be in low populated area. they don't want gunshots to be heard by anybody. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> which government buildings are you talking about? >> the justice. >> justice? >> justice or immigration building or the like -- >> this is completely false. this gentleman is only repeating what he was told. and you can tell from the way he pauses. >> reporter: the experts do say based on his description of the training it appears possible hamid attended a camp but they doubt he was parking lot of anjihad group. >> he sounds like an idealistic individual who wants to be part of a big revolution and it doesn't look like he belongs to any. >> reporter: in his interviews, his description of training changed. later hamad said he fired machine guns in a tape his father said he himself visited many camps and he offere
. >> reporter: hamid placed the camp in several locations including cashmere and afghanistan before settle on the town of balacot just north of the large pakistani city. >> most places are not going to be in highly populated areas, they're going to be in low populated area. they don't want gunshots to be heard by anybody. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> which government buildings are you talking about? >> the justice....
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let's get it done right. >> their sons are marines fighting in afghanistan. they doubt they will be the first wave of troops to return since they are specialized and on the front lines. military experts suggest support staff in transportation and logistics should pull out first. those at home fear once a withdraw starts, the violence will rise. >> if they will get the ones out in the spring of next year, hopefully when the fighting is going on it is heavy again. so i just want to make sure they are safe. >> still deployments won't end. that's why this blue star mom's fundraiser at chilly's in san jose is going forward as planned. >> they always seem to get this way around christmas. and it makes me sad. it is my brother. it is my nephew. it is my family. >> military leaders on the ground told the president they would prefer a more staggered withdraw after the summer of 2012 because that would give troops more time to maintain control. in the south bay bureau, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thanks. >>> on to other news, a notoriously violent crime boss who
let's get it done right. >> their sons are marines fighting in afghanistan. they doubt they will be the first wave of troops to return since they are specialized and on the front lines. military experts suggest support staff in transportation and logistics should pull out first. those at home fear once a withdraw starts, the violence will rise. >> if they will get the ones out in the spring of next year, hopefully when the fighting is going on it is heavy again. so i just want to...
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. >>> it is the deadliest day in afghanistan since the war started. 38 troops were killed overnight when a helicopter was shot down. the taliban is claiming responsibility but officials are trying to determine what happened. drew levinson reports for wjz news. >> reporter: the military believes that the helicopter, like this one, was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade t happened during a night raid as the chopper was on its way to a suspected compound in eastern afghanistan. cbs has learned 20 special operations forces, most seals, were killed. the five crew members are dead, along with seven afghan soldiers and a dog. it went down in the province west of kabult is a stronghold and it is claiming responsibility for shooting down the helicopter. in a statement the president said, their deaths are a reminder of the sacrifices made by the men and women of the military and families. the afghan president offered his condolences to the president and the families. cbs confirms the seals who tide were from the unit involved in the raid that killed osama bin laden. but none took part in that
. >>> it is the deadliest day in afghanistan since the war started. 38 troops were killed overnight when a helicopter was shot down. the taliban is claiming responsibility but officials are trying to determine what happened. drew levinson reports for wjz news. >> reporter: the military believes that the helicopter, like this one, was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade t happened during a night raid as the chopper was on its way to a suspected compound in eastern afghanistan....
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our big story at noon -- president obama is in new york to meet troops just come from afghanistan. last night, the president announced his plan to wind down the war and bring home one-third of our troops by next summer. at least one other country is following suit. >> with the american economy in mind, president obama says the war in afghanistan is coming to an end beginning next month. >> we have spent a trillion dollars on war. in times of rising debt and hard economic times. it's time to focus on nation- building here at home. >> his plan -- 10,000 troops out by the end of this year, 33,000 out by next summer. it's a more aggressive pullout and military advisers wanted, but even some democrats are not satisfied. >> we've got a deficit issue. if you want to save a third of a trillion dollars, get the war over send. >> 70,000 american troops can stay there so one faction of afghans can be equal to another. i don't understand. >> this morning, the afghan president said his young troops are ready to take over and in a rare statement, taliban spokesperson purge all foreign troops to
our big story at noon -- president obama is in new york to meet troops just come from afghanistan. last night, the president announced his plan to wind down the war and bring home one-third of our troops by next summer. at least one other country is following suit. >> with the american economy in mind, president obama says the war in afghanistan is coming to an end beginning next month. >> we have spent a trillion dollars on war. in times of rising debt and hard economic times. it's...
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. >> and the other big news, tens of thousands of troops in afghanistan will soon becoming home. the president went on national television tonight to announce his plans. >> the president's plan is getting a lukewarm response even from some in his own party. >> america it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >> reporter: the president parently responding to a majority of americans who want an end to the war ordered the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by the end of next summer. ten thousand by the end of this year. it equals 30,000 he sent with the surge of 2009. >> when i announced the surge we set objectives, to refocus on al-qaeda, to train afghanistan security forces to defend their own country. i also made it clear that the commitment would not be open ended and that we would begin to draw down this july. >> reporter: the longest war has cost $444 billion, claimed 1500 men and women. the president said the its was filling its commitment. >> our mission will change from combat to support. by 2014 this process of transition will be complete and the afghanistan people wi
. >> and the other big news, tens of thousands of troops in afghanistan will soon becoming home. the president went on national television tonight to announce his plans. >> the president's plan is getting a lukewarm response even from some in his own party. >> america it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >> reporter: the president parently responding to a majority of americans who want an end to the war ordered the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by the end...
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troops will or ranks afghanistan. after 60 years on the run, one of the most notorious mobsters is captured in california. and in the jungle of peru, police are on a mission to search and destroy. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 30,000 u.s. troops will return by next summer. the top military officer admitted that the president goes a decision was more risky than he was willing to except. where does the mission now stand? here is our north american editor. >> of the tide of war is turning home he is hardly posing as a victor. these men and women spearheaded the surgeon and he was almost as a tent telling them of the decision unpopular with their generals. >> we have turned the corner where we can begin to bring back some of our troops. and i'm doing it precipitously. we're going to do it in this the way to make sure that the gains that all of you have helped bring about are going to be sustained. >> and the remaining troops can start come at a steady pace, and in their combat role in 2014
troops will or ranks afghanistan. after 60 years on the run, one of the most notorious mobsters is captured in california. and in the jungle of peru, police are on a mission to search and destroy. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 30,000 u.s. troops will return by next summer. the top military officer admitted that the president goes a decision was more risky than he was willing to except. where does the mission now stand? here is our north american editor. >>...
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afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and not approval from congress in advance. >> in decisive, but he did pull the trigger on osama bin laden -- >> what president would not have? >> excuse me -- >> come to you and said -- >> didn't president clinton had a chance to pull the trigger? >> the decisions he made a leading up to bin laden were the most difficult and gutsiest he had seen from any president. on what charles said about libya, certainly we would get a better position if, after the attack, he had gone and gotten a resolution from congress approving that. it
afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and...
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troops will or ranks afghanistan. after 60 years on the run, one of the most notorious mobsters is captured in california. and in the jungle of peru, police are on a mission to search and destroy. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 30,000 u.s. troops will return by next summer. the top military officer admitted that the president goes a decision was more risky than he was willing to except. where does the mission now stand? here is our north american editor. >> of the tide of war is turning home he is hardly posing as a victor. these men and women spearheaded the surgeon and he was almost as a tent telling them of the decision unpopular with their generals. >> we have turned the corner where we can begin to bring back some of our troops. and i'm doing it precipitously. we're going to do it in this the way to make sure that the gains that all of you have helped bring about are going to be sustained. >> and the remaining troops can start come at a steady pace, and in their combat role in 2014
troops will or ranks afghanistan. after 60 years on the run, one of the most notorious mobsters is captured in california. and in the jungle of peru, police are on a mission to search and destroy. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 30,000 u.s. troops will return by next summer. the top military officer admitted that the president goes a decision was more risky than he was willing to except. where does the mission now stand? here is our north american editor. >>...
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has turned a corner in afghanistan. is it enough? >> every morning when kalisha wiggins wakes up she checks the casualties list to make sure her son is still alive. she feels that it is time for the afghan people to take care of themselves. >> there is nothing more that of isho wiggins was more than to see her son -- kalisha wiggins wants more than to see your son returned from afghanistan. the army specialist has been in eastern afghanistan since january. his mother says he has had four near-death experiences. >> every time the phone rings or somebody knocks on the door, you just hope it is not about your kid. but at the same time, you do not pray that it is somebody else. >> last night president obama outlined the plan to bring soldiers like him home from afghanistan. >> starting next month we will be able to remove and thousands of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. >> but for this mother, that announcement is disappointing. >> my thinking is that we nee
has turned a corner in afghanistan. is it enough? >> every morning when kalisha wiggins wakes up she checks the casualties list to make sure her son is still alive. she feels that it is time for the afghan people to take care of themselves. >> there is nothing more that of isho wiggins was more than to see her son -- kalisha wiggins wants more than to see your son returned from afghanistan. the army specialist has been in eastern afghanistan since january. his mother says he has had...
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. >>> you hear the words and you know they relate to one thing, the war in afghanistan. they are not the same and they are not interchangeable. david mezzerra in mallerio, what's the difference between al qaeda and the tall ban. it's tonight's big question. >>> their names is synonymous with terror, but there are many differences between al qaeda and the taliban. >> al qaeda is the network of underground terror cells led by aosama bin laden, mostly arabs by the arabian peninsula. for a time found sanctuary in afghanistan when the taliban ruled the country. >>> steven buris chairer of afghan studies. >> there's now a pakistani taliban as well that grew up from refugee camps in afghanistan, where afghans lived. >> both groups have a strong islamic orientation although neither is considered mainstream. >> cultish interpretation of islam for sure. >> another, the taliban has not attack the united states outside of afghanistan or the border regions in pakistan. focusing more on tribal issues. >> al qaeda is kind of murder incorporated. they are the folks that really have fana
. >>> you hear the words and you know they relate to one thing, the war in afghanistan. they are not the same and they are not interchangeable. david mezzerra in mallerio, what's the difference between al qaeda and the tall ban. it's tonight's big question. >>> their names is synonymous with terror, but there are many differences between al qaeda and the taliban. >> al qaeda is the network of underground terror cells led by aosama bin laden, mostly arabs by the arabian...
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is committed to stay in afghanistan for at least 3 1/2 more years. a war that despite tonight's speech will continue to weigh on the commander in chief. for "nightline," i'm martha raddatz in washington. >> president obama's drawdown in afghanistan. thanks to martha for that. >>> just ahead, a verdict in the case of a self-help author accused of manslaughter in the deaths of three people in an arizona sweat lodge ceremony that was supposed to purify them. i was driving in northern california. my son was asleep. i really didn't see it coming. i didn't realize i was drifting into the other lane. [ kim ] i was literally falling asleep at the wheel. it got my attention, telling me that i wasn't paying attention. i had no idea the guy in front of me had stopped short. but my car did. -my car did. -thankfully, my mercedes did. [ male announcer ] a world you can't predict... demands a car you can trust. the e-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. so i took my heartburn pill and some
is committed to stay in afghanistan for at least 3 1/2 more years. a war that despite tonight's speech will continue to weigh on the commander in chief. for "nightline," i'm martha raddatz in washington. >> president obama's drawdown in afghanistan. thanks to martha for that. >>> just ahead, a verdict in the case of a self-help author accused of manslaughter in the deaths of three people in an arizona sweat lodge ceremony that was supposed to purify them. i was driving...
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afghanistan is one example. hear, he talks about the war of necessity, talks about strategic requirements, and now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, nobody even understands what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. the irony of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish, liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non-consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and got approval from congress in advance. obama did not even get it retroactively on libya. >> indecisive, but he did pull the trigger on osama bin laden. >> what president would not have? if they came to you and said we have an operation -- >> didn't president clinton have the chance? >> even secretary gates said that the decisions he made a leading up to bin laden were the most difficult and that's his he had seen from any president on what charles said about libya, certainly the president would have been in a better posi
afghanistan is one example. hear, he talks about the war of necessity, talks about strategic requirements, and now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, nobody even understands what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. the irony of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish, liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non-consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted...
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what are we doing in afghanistan? when are we going to get out of that? >> nina? >> what you are hearing on this panel is something of a reflection of not just of the body politic, but the public. a president cannot sustain a war without public support for itit. the public has been remarkably supportive of this war despite certain ambivalence. ththat support has clearly evaporated when you look at the polling data. i think the handwriting is on the wall, and i'm not sure the tuation in afghanistan will be better if you stated therere for three, five, 10 ers. i don't know the answer to that. i think the president obviously figures we have to get output and what will be will be -- we have to get out and what will be will be. >>, to the afghan economy is based on american aid? >> it doesn't have an economy. obama is the one whordered the surge. there is not the clamor in the country to triple the number of troops. he did that. he chooses at a strategy of counterinsurgency over the counter terrorist strategy meaning a heavy footprint. he chooses it delibery a year-and
what are we doing in afghanistan? when are we going to get out of that? >> nina? >> what you are hearing on this panel is something of a reflection of not just of the body politic, but the public. a president cannot sustain a war without public support for itit. the public has been remarkably supportive of this war despite certain ambivalence. ththat support has clearly evaporated when you look at the polling data. i think the handwriting is on the wall, and i'm not sure the tuation...
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and part of the drawdown in afghanistan. the pin rejects suggestions that an expected july drawdown of forces in afghanistan has begin and saying the withdraw plan is in the works. >> and that has started. the decision hasn't been made. and secretary of state robert gates said the is still obsessing between afghanistan and pakistan and whether the killing of osama bin laden divided the two sides. >> their suspicion is the pakistanis may have been involved and clearly the lines are critical for our operations anding. u.s. officials are being careful not to share much information about possible drawdowns, not wanting to tip off the taliban or afghan officials that the u.s. has not always seen eye-to-eye with. these concerns about sharing too much information are real, according to one elected pakistani official. the group strategy is to hold back and create a false sense of security, which would encourage a u.s. pullout from afghanistan. >> thank you, tom fitzgerald. >>> security concerns prompted them from sending air cargo t
and part of the drawdown in afghanistan. the pin rejects suggestions that an expected july drawdown of forces in afghanistan has begin and saying the withdraw plan is in the works. >> and that has started. the decision hasn't been made. and secretary of state robert gates said the is still obsessing between afghanistan and pakistan and whether the killing of osama bin laden divided the two sides. >> their suspicion is the pakistanis may have been involved and clearly the lines are...
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troops from afghanistan. the drawdown is faster than what was recommended by military commanders but not fast enough for the war's critics. a total of 10,000 troops will leave the war zone by the end of this year and another 20,000 out by the summer of 2012. >> we're starting this drawdown from the position of spring. al qaeda is under more pressure than at any time since 9/11. together with the pakistanis, we've taken out more than half of al qaeda's leadership. thanks to our intelligence professionals and special forces we killed osama bin laden, the only leader that al qaeda had ever known. this was a victory for all who have served since 9/11. >> joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. as expected, reaction to the president's withdrawal plan was mixed here on capitol hill. some call it dangerously fast, others call it irresponsibly slow. the white house thinks it's the right mix as to not undo the fragile gains of this long war. hundreds of troops
troops from afghanistan. the drawdown is faster than what was recommended by military commanders but not fast enough for the war's critics. a total of 10,000 troops will leave the war zone by the end of this year and another 20,000 out by the summer of 2012. >> we're starting this drawdown from the position of spring. al qaeda is under more pressure than at any time since 9/11. together with the pakistanis, we've taken out more than half of al qaeda's leadership. thanks to our...
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it occupied afghanistan and iraq. the american relations with the saudi family became stronger because they were helping us against al qaeda. >> why this idea of a global conspiracy to destroy islam by the united states? where did that come from? >> to some degree it is really bin laden's big idea. america in the muslim world, go back to the suez canal crisis. the united states was the hero figure in 1956 for intervening on the side of -- against the israelis and the british. so the anti-american sentiment has not been with us forever. but in lawton, he has always been -- but bin laden, he has always been anti-zionist, and the american soldiers came to saudi arabia in 1990 as part of operation double as a storm -- operation desert storm and turn the dislike for america into hatred. >> president bush said on a number of cases that we are not at war against islam, but truly this was, as far as bin laden is concerned, a religious war, huh? >> certainly it is a religious war, and bin laden is a religious zealot. i have in
it occupied afghanistan and iraq. the american relations with the saudi family became stronger because they were helping us against al qaeda. >> why this idea of a global conspiracy to destroy islam by the united states? where did that come from? >> to some degree it is really bin laden's big idea. america in the muslim world, go back to the suez canal crisis. the united states was the hero figure in 1956 for intervening on the side of -- against the israelis and the british. so the...
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more than 30,000 troops are to return home from afghanistan by next summer. that is the policy that president obama has laid out. he was speaking to a division that had seen some of the most frequent deployments. the top military officer in the u.s. was on capitol hill saying that the decisions were more risky than he was willing to accept. >> there will never be more american troops in afghanistan than there are now. the generals had wanted to keep the combat strength of these forces roughly the same for the next two summers. president obama seizing control of the military strategy. >> huge challenges remain. this is the beginning, not the end of our effort to wind down this war. we will have to do hard work to keep the gains that we have maine -- made while we drawdown our forces. >> the american decision makes the drawdown of british troops more likely. >> we will continue to assess this based on the conditions on the ground. this is leading to a point in 2015 where we will not have combat troops fighting in afghanistan. >> this will increasingly become an
more than 30,000 troops are to return home from afghanistan by next summer. that is the policy that president obama has laid out. he was speaking to a division that had seen some of the most frequent deployments. the top military officer in the u.s. was on capitol hill saying that the decisions were more risky than he was willing to accept. >> there will never be more american troops in afghanistan than there are now. the generals had wanted to keep the combat strength of these forces...
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in a separate statement, afghanistan officials say that the strike killed a taliban leader. british prime minister david cameron said that authorities are fighting to gain control of the country's city streets. cameron, who cut short a family vacation to deal with the crisis, met for the second time with the government crisis committee. the prime minister recall parliament from their summer break tuesday to deal with the violence. >> this continue to violence is simply not acceptable, and it will be stopped. we will not put up with this in our country. we will not allow a culture of fear to exist on our streets. >> still ahead, what officials believe caused an explosion in california that injured three. and one at stitch at a time, restoring a flag and nearly destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. three denver is siblings are on the rhine. where the fbi believes they may >> one of the largest american flags to fly over the wreckage of ground zero is being repaired one stitch at a time. the national 9/11 flag was nearly destroyed in the aftermath of the collapse of the world trade ce
in a separate statement, afghanistan officials say that the strike killed a taliban leader. british prime minister david cameron said that authorities are fighting to gain control of the country's city streets. cameron, who cut short a family vacation to deal with the crisis, met for the second time with the government crisis committee. the prime minister recall parliament from their summer break tuesday to deal with the violence. >> this continue to violence is simply not acceptable, and...
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and so, al qaeda lost its base in afghanistan. and one of the things, you know -- when people say there's only 60 members of al qaeda in afghanistan, and triggered 50 in pakistan, sure, that is factually true but it's also sort of irrelevant. there are only 200 members and al qaeda on 9/11. it's always been a small group, and some, but what they had before 9/11 was a country after disposal and they had thousands of people going through their training camps. and to focus only on al qaeda in this context is a mistake because of a muslim terrorist group and insurgent group in the world was either headquartered or had a major corporation in afghanistan before the taliban. and of course al qaeda stood up the apex of this. so if we, you know, if the taliban came back from afghanistan, it wouldn't gist be al qaeda. it would be mohammed, the more islamic liberation front, the list goes on and on. it would be kind of welcome back into the fold. >> host: absolutely. what about the decision to invade iraq? obviously that was a more controver
and so, al qaeda lost its base in afghanistan. and one of the things, you know -- when people say there's only 60 members of al qaeda in afghanistan, and triggered 50 in pakistan, sure, that is factually true but it's also sort of irrelevant. there are only 200 members and al qaeda on 9/11. it's always been a small group, and some, but what they had before 9/11 was a country after disposal and they had thousands of people going through their training camps. and to focus only on al qaeda in this...
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i serve as chief of general minister in afghanistan. i came to the interior at a time bh the afghan national police was facing severe challenges, but during the eight months, also were results of growth, collaboration with my colleagues in the minister of interior as well as the support of the international community, weave made tangible progress. training and education has been the core at our list of priorities and during the last eight months, the capacity of our training centers has in connection withed from 950 -- increased from 9500 to over 12,000. one the main challenges also in the afghan national police has been the undereducation or illiteracy rate among peacemakers, as i'm here speaking with you, more than 20,000 officers are enrolled and receiving training and education in literacy courses and education and other courses. leadership development has been our second highest priority. having committed professional leadership -- without having committed professional leadership, l of our efforts would be fruitless. on this path a
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we won't try to make afghanistan a perfect place. we will not police its streets or patrol its mountains indefinitely. that is the responsibility of the afghan government, which must step up its ability to protect its people and move from an economy shaped by war to one that can sustain a lasting peace. >> the president says the drawdown will continue at a steady pace until the united states can hand over security to afghanies themselves in 2014 although it's still unclear when all american troops will be able to leave the country. joining me now in the flesh, at this hour of the morning, to discuss the president's plan. >> such as i am. >> nbc news military analyst, presidential medal of honor recipient, colonel jack jacobs. colonel jacobs, i think it's history with some of the guys. we've had a lot of phone interviews, but at this hour of the day, you're the only one we could get to wake up. >> i'm probably the only one up at this hour except for you and the guys. >> that's why we called you. we know that general petraeus would hav
we won't try to make afghanistan a perfect place. we will not police its streets or patrol its mountains indefinitely. that is the responsibility of the afghan government, which must step up its ability to protect its people and move from an economy shaped by war to one that can sustain a lasting peace. >> the president says the drawdown will continue at a steady pace until the united states can hand over security to afghanies themselves in 2014 although it's still unclear when all...
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the electronic spectrum is also an well known american vulnerability that insurgent nents in iraq and afghanistan have exploited. the charge for the electronic warfare specialist is how to collect intelligence on enemy networks and jam t?fthem if necessary without interfering with frcommunications. the man working through these tough problems is kucial jim ekfall who joins me today. sir, welcome to the show. >> vago, thank you very much. i appreciate the opportunity to be here. >> let's start out, it's an incredibly crowded spectrum, increasingly more so, our enemies are figuring out how to kink us whenever possible and how do you deal with an increasing volume? >> electro magnetic spectrum is both contested and congested. the enemy can use it as well as everyone. our goal, of course, is to allow that maneuver commander or that medical commander, whomever needs access to the electronic spectrum to have that unimpended, at the same time we want to prevent the enemies' use of that same electromagnetic spectrum. it is complicated, as you just mentioned, and there is no one answer, one system that's
the electronic spectrum is also an well known american vulnerability that insurgent nents in iraq and afghanistan have exploited. the charge for the electronic warfare specialist is how to collect intelligence on enemy networks and jam t?fthem if necessary without interfering with frcommunications. the man working through these tough problems is kucial jim ekfall who joins me today. sir, welcome to the show. >> vago, thank you very much. i appreciate the opportunity to be here. >>...
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among them, al jazeera. >> i do not think the afghanistan or the iraq war is justified islamicly. and i do not think, and believe, that i can participate in any war that the u.s. army partakes or involves itself in. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, military officials were concerned about so-called radical same, abdo has been overheard making. he was also known to talk about anwar al awlaki, who is hiding in yemen and believed to be plotting attacks against the u.s. many consider awlaki america's number one enemy. still, despite those suspicions, abdo disappeared and went awol on the fourth of july. police now know that he came here to killeen, texas, and checked into this hotel. and tuesday, he took a dtaxi to this gun shop, guns galore, the same store w wre the alleged shooter bought his weapons in 2009. about beau bought six canisters of gun powder, three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a mag sooeb for a semiautomatic pistol. >> he arrives in a taxi, okay? that's -- that's flag number one. he purr chachases a product tha has little o of no knowledge of. that's flag number two
among them, al jazeera. >> i do not think the afghanistan or the iraq war is justified islamicly. and i do not think, and believe, that i can participate in any war that the u.s. army partakes or involves itself in. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, military officials were concerned about so-called radical same, abdo has been overheard making. he was also known to talk about anwar al awlaki, who is hiding in yemen and believed to be plotting attacks against the u.s. many consider...
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that is the full number sent to afghanistan during that 2009 surge. those 33,000 are about a third of the troops currently in afghanistan. we understand the rest will stay behind until 2014. that is when the us military will complete the transition of controlling security to the afghans. we talked with several veterans tonight to see what they think about the president's plan. >> i think there's a huge difference, whether people realize it or not, between being in a country and being in a country in the capacity weave been in for the last couple of years. >> not skeptical about those numbers but about what the end of combat operations are going to be and what the presence will be in afghanistan after 2014. >> you've got the same human cry to get out of afghanistan that was similar to get out of vietnam thing. we made a tragic mistake in vietnam by ending the war the wrong way. we had to get out, the politicians, the political pressure, get out, no matter what, and as a result, south vietnam failed. we've got the same possibility here in afghanistan, a
that is the full number sent to afghanistan during that 2009 surge. those 33,000 are about a third of the troops currently in afghanistan. we understand the rest will stay behind until 2014. that is when the us military will complete the transition of controlling security to the afghans. we talked with several veterans tonight to see what they think about the president's plan. >> i think there's a huge difference, whether people realize it or not, between being in a country and being in a...
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. >>> we are following a developing story out of afghanistan. 10 people are dead, eight others wounded after an attack on all luxury hotel in kabul. officials say six suicide bombers attacked the intercontinental hotel, which is used by afghan officials and foreign visitors. >> a huge blast 5 6 blasts. >> also, those killed were employees of the hotel. the standoff ended when security forces killed the attackers. the taliban is claiming responsibility. >>> president obama will likely face questions about the situation which holds a news conference later this morning. the economy is expected to dominate the question and answer session. it is scheduled for 11:30 this morning. this'll be his first formal news conference since march. >>> in the day ahead an upper marlboro man had to court on charges of carjacking, stealing it fire arms and producing child pornography. he is charged with murdering delores do it and her daughter ebony. he will face murder charges in november. he is expected -- suspected of killing three other women. >>> lots of changes in the social media world. >> with all
. >>> we are following a developing story out of afghanistan. 10 people are dead, eight others wounded after an attack on all luxury hotel in kabul. officials say six suicide bombers attacked the intercontinental hotel, which is used by afghan officials and foreign visitors. >> a huge blast 5 6 blasts. >> also, those killed were employees of the hotel. the standoff ended when security forces killed the attackers. the taliban is claiming responsibility. >>>...
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so i went to afghanistan. me times. eventually iraq. went to saudi arabia, we do egypt, went to the united kingdom, italy, a lot of countries that play a role, the narrative, and all this takes time and money. it took as you know from writing books yourself, i mean, it's a fair amount of blood, sweat and tears and i have a full-time day job. >> host: what were your chief sources of research? was at primary interviews? were you able to get your hands on documents as well? >> guest: i.e. numerate in the bibliography both the interviews i did but we got, this -- it's not about to get hold of their statements. there are a lot of them, and the united states has done, congress has done -- >> host: now releasing their private strategy memo's. >> guest: they are in their public statements. imagine if the japanese in 19377 set a session you what they're planning to do, this is what al qaeda did before 9/11. >> host: hitler sort of did that and nobody paid attention to have. >> guest: right. it was in "mein kampf" but nobody -- bin laden, is a lo
so i went to afghanistan. me times. eventually iraq. went to saudi arabia, we do egypt, went to the united kingdom, italy, a lot of countries that play a role, the narrative, and all this takes time and money. it took as you know from writing books yourself, i mean, it's a fair amount of blood, sweat and tears and i have a full-time day job. >> host: what were your chief sources of research? was at primary interviews? were you able to get your hands on documents as well? >> guest:...
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. >> we're joined by mike boettcher from afghanistan this morning. good morning, mike. >> reporter: we received a message within 15 minutes from the spokesman for david petraeus. let me read that to you. we congratulate the u.s. special operations and intelligence element that conducted the operation. the operation struck a blow to al qaeda and its affiliates. the head quarters stopped the routine though watch the president's announcement and resumed the normal battle rhythm. it's responding to taliban threats to begin their spring offensive. they said it began yesterday, but there hasn't been a lot of activity out there yet. the president of afghanistan made a speech to sub governors about an hour and a half ago in which he said this killing of bin laden in pakistan demonstrates what he said all along, that the war against terror is not centered in afghanistan but elsewhere in the world. american troops, we have had no reaction from them yet, because we're frankly being kept away. they want to keep it low key. they don't want to inflame passions her
. >> we're joined by mike boettcher from afghanistan this morning. good morning, mike. >> reporter: we received a message within 15 minutes from the spokesman for david petraeus. let me read that to you. we congratulate the u.s. special operations and intelligence element that conducted the operation. the operation struck a blow to al qaeda and its affiliates. the head quarters stopped the routine though watch the president's announcement and resumed the normal battle rhythm. it's...
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but, another of those is the war in afghanistan. our hero, tony ramos, who i will immodestly say i think is a very interesting person -- he is a cuban-american who grew up in the town next to where i grew up, highly of florida, came to georgetown on a scholarship, was a very good student and athlete on the ncaa singles tennis. i don't know how many national championships georgetown has won recently, but tony has racked up one. b. is also an rotc second lieutenant and because he spoke fluent pashto and arabic, he was assigned to a special operations unit that was in afghanistan during the 1990s, the hide of the taliban controlled. he was working, as we had units working with the northern alliance, tribes that were resisting the taliban. so, from that background, he was a searing opponent of the war in iraq because he thought that our principle adversary was afghanistan and that we should stay the course there until we took on more adversaries. and i might say in the book, i recount a discussion and i am now going to break, not new ne
but, another of those is the war in afghanistan. our hero, tony ramos, who i will immodestly say i think is a very interesting person -- he is a cuban-american who grew up in the town next to where i grew up, highly of florida, came to georgetown on a scholarship, was a very good student and athlete on the ncaa singles tennis. i don't know how many national championships georgetown has won recently, but tony has racked up one. b. is also an rotc second lieutenant and because he spoke fluent...
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. >>> currently deployed in afghanistan, i would like to give a shout out to my pooh bear. i love you and will see you soon. >>> there's a rise in colorectal cancer among adults. the cases in adults younger than 50 have gone up in the past decade. the cases of those over 50 are dropping. it was more prevalent among nonwhite, those without health insurance and those living in southern and western united states. >>> the study looked at women 26 to 59 in the netherlands who were getting routine cervical cancer screenings. the ones with the hpv and the pap smear were more likely to have precancerous cells detected. they said the tests should be used for women 30 and over. >>> it seems teams do pay close attention to what they put in their body. they're less likely to buy sugary drinks if the calories are posted next to them. researchers posted three signs. one said the average bottle had 250-calories, one that said it contained 10% of the calories and one said they had to jog for 50 minutes to burn off the drink and they chose water. >>> a recent study shows women who cut back
. >>> currently deployed in afghanistan, i would like to give a shout out to my pooh bear. i love you and will see you soon. >>> there's a rise in colorectal cancer among adults. the cases in adults younger than 50 have gone up in the past decade. the cases of those over 50 are dropping. it was more prevalent among nonwhite, those without health insurance and those living in southern and western united states. >>> the study looked at women 26 to 59 in the netherlands...
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servicemen returning from iraq and afghanistan, particularly u.s. army and marine corps personnel. >> the 27-year-old was also targeting police cars, a police station and postal facilities. he lived with his mother and uncle in this apartment building. >> i'm sorry about what my son did. i didn't taught him to do this. >> his mother said her son made a mistake and now must face justice. >> everybody has to pay. >> reporter: says the case against his client is not as strong as prosecutors claim. he will face state charges, not federal terrorism charges. in new york, randall. >>> the associated press is reporting the fbi didn't pursue against him believing he didn't have the predisposition or ability to carry out the plot. >>> a woman is arrested for allegedly giving illegal buttock buttocks implants, was hospitalized. the dancer told police she met she hadly on the block and then had the procedure done. police think he bought the -- from home improvement stores. >>> a huge group of teens steal from a montgomery county store. about 50 teens rushed ins
servicemen returning from iraq and afghanistan, particularly u.s. army and marine corps personnel. >> the 27-year-old was also targeting police cars, a police station and postal facilities. he lived with his mother and uncle in this apartment building. >> i'm sorry about what my son did. i didn't taught him to do this. >> his mother said her son made a mistake and now must face justice. >> everybody has to pay. >> reporter: says the case against his client is not...
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it didn't happen in afghanistan. so i'm not quite sure why that's the case but al qaeda and iraq, i think that strategic defeat remained a problem because they could continue to be a terrorist problem. i take it has been a blow to the movement and what i say in the book is that if that strategic defeat was a harbor for al qaeda losing the war of ideas i think that it wasn't just the jihadis movement that al qaeda indymac its defeat the reasons for its tactics while it was actually in the power in some areas i think that sent a very, very strong signal that this is what al qaeda looks like when it controls territory faugh, and even a al-zawahiri in the famous letter essentially says a member of the televised the headings, stock, start beating more rationally, don't make the same mistakes of the television. so even within al qaeda itself, al qaeda and directed the extraordinary thing of damaging the brand. quite a feat. >> host: is that perhaps a positive that hasn't gotten the attention that it deserves? >> guest: i t
it didn't happen in afghanistan. so i'm not quite sure why that's the case but al qaeda and iraq, i think that strategic defeat remained a problem because they could continue to be a terrorist problem. i take it has been a blow to the movement and what i say in the book is that if that strategic defeat was a harbor for al qaeda losing the war of ideas i think that it wasn't just the jihadis movement that al qaeda indymac its defeat the reasons for its tactics while it was actually in the power...
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our honorable soldiers have given their lives in the wars of afghanistan and iraq. the terrorists who sought to defeat america have -- as a proud american i believe if our strength and perseverance as a country to grow and continue, we need to understand what it means today in a post-9/11 world and explore to pay it forward and good deeds to our country to continue to make america the greatest country in the world. there are stories throughout history there are individuals who stepped up and gave of themselves to become pioneers of betterment of mankind. too often our enables, shortcomings, fears and weaknesses prevent us from doing the unthinkable to effect change. as each and every one of us looks within ourselves there's something we can have to offer that can ultimately make a difference. it is my hope in sharing my personal story and experience in fighting terrorism that people will identify within themselves what it is they can offer not only to our country but to our communities to affect change for the betterment of all. so my question that i would pose to e
our honorable soldiers have given their lives in the wars of afghanistan and iraq. the terrorists who sought to defeat america have -- as a proud american i believe if our strength and perseverance as a country to grow and continue, we need to understand what it means today in a post-9/11 world and explore to pay it forward and good deeds to our country to continue to make america the greatest country in the world. there are stories throughout history there are individuals who stepped up and...
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which would leave about 70,000 troops in afghanistan. more than twice as many as on the day the president took office. derek and anita. >> thank you, gary. >>> in less than an hour, congressman anthony weiner's resignation will go into effect. he officially told baynor his plan yesterday. >>> tonight a guilty verdict in a heart-breaking and deadly hit and run case that happened in dupont circle. the jury found 31-year-old davidson guilty of negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident. last october police say she ran down kiela ryan who was out celebrating her 24th birthday. the impact was so forceful it caused ryan's body to be thrown into the air. davidson kept driving but a cyclist who witnessed the crash chased her down and got the license plate. the three week trial ended today but with little comfort for ryan's still grieving parents. >> drunk driving is an epidemic. and it's got to stop. i mean, my daughter had a designated driver. it was her 24th birthday. and she did everything right. >> i decided it was very selfish. al
which would leave about 70,000 troops in afghanistan. more than twice as many as on the day the president took office. derek and anita. >> thank you, gary. >>> in less than an hour, congressman anthony weiner's resignation will go into effect. he officially told baynor his plan yesterday. >>> tonight a guilty verdict in a heart-breaking and deadly hit and run case that happened in dupont circle. the jury found 31-year-old davidson guilty of negligent homicide, leaving...
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he will become the first living marine to win the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. >> that deserves a beer or two. >> or anything else he wants. >> good night. se >> announcer: it's "the tonight
he will become the first living marine to win the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. >> that deserves a beer or two. >> or anything else he wants. >> good night. se >> announcer: it's "the tonight
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we talked by phone with a former navy seal who just returned from afghanistan. >> they built a mock up of the target and a secret compound where the teams practice assaulting it all day, all night for two weeks. >> they are terrific. they live, eat and breathe what they are doing. >> reporter: he did similar missions and said osama bin laden very likely had little warning. >> surprised by the time they figured out what was happening. >> i don't wish any man's death what there are some obitiaries i like reading and this is one of them. >> he said the men on this team signed up to go get something. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the american military had chances to kill osama bin laden before yesterday. 1998 and 1999 the u.s. chose against launching mission strikes because of collateral damage. in december 2001 osama bin laden slipped out of tora bora. and this american president obama decided against bombing the hide out in order to send in troops to get proof of osama bin laden's death. >>> president obama said osama bin laden death makes today a good day for america and the wor
we talked by phone with a former navy seal who just returned from afghanistan. >> they built a mock up of the target and a secret compound where the teams practice assaulting it all day, all night for two weeks. >> they are terrific. they live, eat and breathe what they are doing. >> reporter: he did similar missions and said osama bin laden very likely had little warning. >> surprised by the time they figured out what was happening. >> i don't wish any man's death...
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troops have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. more than double the number that per issued on 9/11 itself. we, of course, have spent more than $1.3 trillion dollars since that fateful day on war and global anti-terror efforts. for more on the developing story this afternoon we begin with lieutenant corner anthony schaeffer, afghan effort and received a bronze star and on breaking news on this specific threat in new york and d.c. for nbc, wnbc's chief investigative reporter and a man i point out to all of you as one of the better investigative journalists working in broadcast television today. jonathan. quickly what do you know? >> talk toed about three men. the fbi and security officials unclear if these three men even exist. as a precaution because of this threat, tip, this information that came from that pakistan region they're running around concerned that maybe there is some legitimacy to this, some credibility. >> no documentation of specific man on specific airplanes or specific documentation? none of that. >> nothing. excep
troops have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. more than double the number that per issued on 9/11 itself. we, of course, have spent more than $1.3 trillion dollars since that fateful day on war and global anti-terror efforts. for more on the developing story this afternoon we begin with lieutenant corner anthony schaeffer, afghan effort and received a bronze star and on breaking news on this specific threat in new york and d.c. for nbc, wnbc's chief investigative reporter and a man i point...
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troops now fighting in afghanistan. by the end of next summer, many of those soldiers will be back home. the president announced he's winding down the nearly ten-year war. 33,000 u.s. troops will withdraw by september 2012. the first 10 thousand will be home by the end of this year. >> our mission will change from combat to support. by 2014, this process of transition will be complete. and the afghan people will be responsible for their own security. >> reporter: the president says the quick drawdown is because of the success they have achieved by fighting the taliban and killing osama bin laden. the case of the pullout has been debated for months. some military commanders and some lawmakers are concerned it could hurt the progress the u.s. has made in afghanistan. >> i believe that it's a -- it's a decision which i don't think xorts with the recommendations of our military leadership. >> reporter: in colorado springs, families welcomed home loved ones last night and says the president's decision is cause for celebratio
troops now fighting in afghanistan. by the end of next summer, many of those soldiers will be back home. the president announced he's winding down the nearly ten-year war. 33,000 u.s. troops will withdraw by september 2012. the first 10 thousand will be home by the end of this year. >> our mission will change from combat to support. by 2014, this process of transition will be complete. and the afghan people will be responsible for their own security. >> reporter: the president says...
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troops could start leaving afghanistan as early as next month. president obama is expected to outline a plan tonight that withdraws up to 10,000 american servicemen an women this year. it will likely be a phased operation that begins with 5,000 troops this summer and adds another 5,000 by the end of the year. the troops are part of the 30,000 sent to afghanistan during the 2009 surge to battle the taliban. some commanders are concerned the u.s. could lose ground if the military pulls back too quickly. >> i think that this is a process where the president consulted with all of the senior members of the national security team and made a decision and obviously commander in chief makes the decision. >> reporter: 100,000 troops are fighting in the nearly ten-year war which cost about $2 billion a week to fund. some lawmakers think it is time for the white house to redefine the goal of the mission. >> i would like to understand more fully that with the troops we have on the ground, what it is we want to accomplish, what the nature of that is. rope toni
troops could start leaving afghanistan as early as next month. president obama is expected to outline a plan tonight that withdraws up to 10,000 american servicemen an women this year. it will likely be a phased operation that begins with 5,000 troops this summer and adds another 5,000 by the end of the year. the troops are part of the 30,000 sent to afghanistan during the 2009 surge to battle the taliban. some commanders are concerned the u.s. could lose ground if the military pulls back too...
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are convinced that the killing of osama bin laden and seven years of cia strikes pushed leaders in afghanistan to the brink of collapse they're concerned about somalia. >> that would be the next, most significant terrorist threat. it may emanate from the al- qaeda presence. >> reporter: several recently traveled to fight in the civil war. sources tell abc news that 40 smell january -- people from somalia fought. >> not all al-qaeda has come close to drawing muslim americans to jihad. >> reporter: the recruits came from california, minnesota, illinois, new jersey, virginia, alabama and texas. >> they continue to call for strikes against the united states. as a result, we won't let our guard down. >> reporter: the group is forging an alliance with the al- qaeda affiliate in yemen. a leader was captured with evidence showing cooperation between the two groups. >> well, you know it's serious, the group is the focus of a hearing in d.c. today. >>> all right, thank you, jamie. >>> a philadelphia tv reporter becomes part of a story. find out why the reporter was attacked. >>> and this is supposed to
are convinced that the killing of osama bin laden and seven years of cia strikes pushed leaders in afghanistan to the brink of collapse they're concerned about somalia. >> that would be the next, most significant terrorist threat. it may emanate from the al- qaeda presence. >> reporter: several recently traveled to fight in the civil war. sources tell abc news that 40 smell january -- people from somalia fought. >> not all al-qaeda has come close to drawing muslim americans to...